Posts tagged "goal setting"

You want to make changes. You want to start the New Year with a fresh slate. A clean start. You are fired up and ready to make it happen. Let me help. The most important tip I have is DON’T MAKE A RESOLUTION! Instead Make an Intention. Why? Feel the… Continue reading →

The Plan I bet you have a plan. Not for your life. But, for something, you have a plan. A plan for dinner, a plan for when you will see a movie, a plan for getting out of making Christmas dinner this year. As humans, we like plans. When I have a plan I feel… Continue reading →

I was at a wonderful New Years Eve dinner and as midnight approached our good natured host asked us to go around the table and declare our New Years Resolutions. What a mood killer that was. People rolled their eyes, yawned or shook their heads with consternation. No one but my husband would risk one. … Continue reading →

Are we there yet? This is a question famously attributed to children in the back seat, but they aren’t the only ones saying this. I don’t think I ever stop asking this question. Am I there yet? I have to keep asking it because there is always a new there to look toward . Did I… Continue reading →

This summer I’ve been lucky enough to teach several workshops in Creative Living Strategies for young singers entering careers. It has been so rewarding to dialogue with so many artists about their journeys, their dreams and their struggles. I’ve closed each class by offering up books that have guided me on my journey for those… Continue reading →

I’m writing this after a greasy airport breakfast as I wait to board my flight to get me to my, um, what do I call it? It is called a Vision Quest. According to the literature it is something one is ‘called’ for. I have been calling it a retreat because I think Vision Quest… Continue reading →

What drains you? What nourishes you? I’ve recently felt that familiar nagging feeling that the boat of my life is sailing away from the dock and I’m not on it. Or if I am, I’m somewhere in the hold doing the grunt job and not on the deck enjoying the view. I know I just… Continue reading →

No one gossips about other people’s secret virtues. Bertrand Russell -British author, mathematician and philosopher 1872-1970 In my life and in my work, I often find myself coming head to head with one of the seven deadly sins, and not one of the fun exotic ones. Envy. Quick and dirty example-I meet a singer at… Continue reading →

Welcome to Assignment Number One in “How to Write your Own Owners Instruction Manual” This week: How do I turn myself on? Last week I wrote about creating your own Owners Manual and it struck a chord with many of you out there. For the next few blog posts I’m going to giving assignments… Continue reading →

If you could write your own instruction manual, what would you write? What would you put in the book that described the care and feeding of you? When I was lucky enough to be away last week at a spa to celebrate my mother turning 70, I began to think about this. There is something… Continue reading →